Sustainability

Making every drop count: How smarter water productivity can boost Jordan’s agriculture

Interview with Dr Jawad Bakri, Professor at the Department of Land, Water and Environment at the School of Agriculture, The University of Jordan. Jordan, with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is piloting a new approach to tackle water scarcity in agriculture. The approach integrates satellite data from the FAO-developed WaPOR tool, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, with farm-level economic

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World Pulses Day 2026

On this World Pulses Day, let’s celebrate these nutritious sources of protein and fiber by learning how pulses are powering better lives in Kyrgyzstan. The EBRD and FAO are driving a quiet agricultural transformation in the country by supporting an agribusiness client that sources pulses from small-scale farmers. Through this initiative, the two organizations are helping expand bean, chickpea and lentil production into regions long dominated by wheat, offering farmers new income opportunities and more resilient cropping systems. With improved

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World Olive Tree Day 2025: Smart sustainable solutions for olive oil by-product valorization in the Mediterranean

Every year on World Olive Tree Day, we celebrate the olive tree as a symbol of peace and cultural heritage across diverse regions. It is a day to honour not only the tree itself, but also the communities and traditions that have grown around it for centuries, as well as the precious oil produced by its fruit. This oil sustains and brings together families and contributes to good nutrition around the world. Yet behind the beauty and symbolism of olive

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